All Majestic Wine articles – Page 6
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OpinionOpinion: This is not the end for traditional retail
Traditional retailing in Britain is dying. Or at least – if we listen to industry analysts – it is close enough to the verge of extinction to be on the endangered list.
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GalleryStore gallery: Majestic Wine uncorks its new concept
Majestic Wine has launched its latest store format as the retailer ramps up efforts to create “an immersive shopping experience”.
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OpinionRowan Gormley: What direct marketers can teach us
At heart, I’m a direct marketer and relatively new to the world of multichannel retailing.
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AnalysisExecutive pay: Does retail need to change its ways?
Those in retail’s boardrooms can take home eye-watering sums. However, in today’s tough trading environment, where costs are being scrutinised, is executive pay out of kilter?
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NewsToday in retail: Amazon refashions the retail industry
Amazon – in its second audacious move in less than a week – unveiled a new function today that threatens to shake up the online fashion world as we know it.
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NewsMajestic Wine operations director Farnworth to exit
Majestic Wine retail operations director Rob Farnworth is leaving the business after 18 months in the role, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsHobbycraft full-year profits hit by currency headwinds
Hobbycraft’s profits were negatively impacted in its full year, as a combination of currency headwinds and business investment took its toll on the retailer’s bottom line.
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AnalysisRetail diary: BHS’ unexpected high-street comeback
BHS back on the high street, Ray Kelvin’s cockapoo and Majestic’s bid to bottle brains.
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NewsToday in retail: A not so strong and stable sector
A DFS profit warning and gloomy ONS retail sales rocked the industry today, highlighting that prolonged uncertainty is a genuine cause for concern.
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NewsMajestic swings to pre-tax loss despite sales rise
Majestic Wine reported a full-year pre-tax loss, which boss Rowan Gormley attributed to the “most risky and cost intensive” phase of the retailer’s transformation plan.
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NewsAgenda: Tesco, WHSmith and Majestic Wine update
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with full-year figures from Majestic Wine and quarterly updates from Tesco and WHSmith on the agenda.
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OpinionRowan Gormley: Empower employees to lead you to success
Tough times are ahead. Like every other retailer we are faced with the fact that life is getting harder for our customers.
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NewsMove of the week: John Colley joins Hobbycraft
There’s no doubting that John Colley’s decision to join Hobbycraft from Majestic makes sense on a number of levels.
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NewsToday in retail: Changing of the guard at Hobbycraft
One of retail’s longest-serving chief executives Catriona Marshall revealed today that she is to step down as Hobbycraft boss after just over six years in charge.
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NewsProfile: Hobbycraft's Majestic new boss John Colley
Having made the switch from DIY to wine 18 months ago, John Colley is now preparing to craft out a career in another new retail sector.
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NewsUpdate: Hobbycraft poaches Majestic MD John Colley
Hobbycraft has poached Majestic Wine managing director John Colley to take the reins from its chief executive Catriona Marshall.
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NewsToday in retail: No Express checkout for Tesco-Booker
Tesco’s proposed £3.7bn Booker takeover has come under more pressure with experts suggesting the grocer may have to ditch hundreds of its Express convenience stores.
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NewsMajestic Wine takes aim at grocers with entry-level range
Majestic Wine is launching its first-ever own-label entry-level range as it takes aim at the supermarkets, Retail Week can reveal.
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AnalysisTop 10 retailers by fastest-growing international sales
Compare and contrast how UK retailers performed overseas in 2016 amid a year of currency volatility.
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DataData: The UK’s top 30 retailers by productivity
Retail Week Prospect ranks the top 30 most productive retailers in the UK, measured by sales per employee.